Nutraceutical values of natural honey and its contribution to human health and wealth

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ajibola, Abdulwahid ^a,c   Chamunorwa, Joseph P ^b   Erlwanger, Kennedy H ^c  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apiculture; Economic importance; Ethno entomologist; Folk medicine; Health indices; Honey; Metabolic syndrome; Nutraceutics; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL;

BEE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH; HONEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 84862312461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-9-61     Document Type: Review

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